The Libyan parliament announced on Friday that the swearing in ceremony of the new interim government will be moved from the eastern city of Benghazi to the easternmost city of Tobruk.
The ceremony is scheduled for Monday.
Parliament spokesman Abdullah Bleiheq denied that security concerns prompted the sudden change.
Tobruk is the headquarters of the east-based parliament.
In a statement, he said Benghazi, the largest eastern city, was safe, but the ceremony was moved to Tobruk for “organizational and logistic” reasons.
He noted that the parliament often convenes at either the constitutional headquarters, which is Benghazi, or its temporary headquarters, which is Tobruk.
He denied rumors that claimed an armed group had attacked the parliament building in Benghazi, saying it was under renovation.
“An individual, who was not in his right mind, entered the building in recent days while it was being renovated and verbally attacked workers before leaving the scene without causing any damage,” he clarified.
The government earned the parliament’s vote of confidence earlier this week. Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh had announced that the cabinet would be sworn in in Benghazi.
The government did not comment on the move to Tobruk.
